| 公共英语考试PETS二级每日一练（2017/7/14） |
| 第1题：Ifababybirdstays（）fortwoorthreeweeksafterleavingthenest,ithasafairchanceofbecominganadult. A.living B.lively C.alive D.live |
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| 第2题：-----Nancyisnotcomingtonight. -----Butshe（）! A.promises B.promised C.willpromise D.hadpromised |
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| 第3题：From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies(电影院); others'36'sports. It depends on individual(个人的)'37'. There are many different ways to spend our'38'time. Almost everyone has'39'kind of hobby(爱好). It may be40'from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very'41'; others don't'42'at all. Some collections are'43'a lot of money; others are valuable only'44'their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(稀有的)fiftycent piece'45'250! He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was'46. '47', my youngest brother'48'match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However,'49'my brother they are extremly(特别地)'50'.Nothing makes him'51'than to find a new match box for his collection.That's'52'a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the'53'of it. The value in dollars is not important, '54'the pleasure it gives us'55'. 36. A、soon B、attendC、tend D、take part in 37. A、timeB、energyC、interestsD、fun 38A、spareB、workingC、ownD、day 39A、someB、anyC、certainD、every 40A、OKB、all rightC、anythingD、something 41A、expensiveB、interestingC、excitingD、cheap 42A、spend anythingB、cost anythingC、pay nothingD、need something 43A、worthB、worthyC、valuedD、paid 44A、forB、toC、withD、of 45A、worthB、spentC、worthyD、uscd 46A、a little too higherB、too expensiveC、cheapD、reasonable 47A、At the same time〖KG2〗B、On the other hand C、On the contrary〖KG4〗D、As a matter of fact 48A、collectsB、buysC、choosesD、selects 49A、forB、toC、inD、with 50A、dearB、expensiveC、valuableD、costly 51A、so happyB、that happyC、more happilyD、happier 52A、whatB、howC、how muchD、where 53A、priceB、valueC、interestD、fun 54A、thoughB、andC、butD、when 55A、isB、doesC、willD、has |
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| 第4题：IsupposethatwhenIcomebackintenyears'time,alltheseoldhouses（）-down. A.willhavebeenpulled B.willhavepulled C.willbepulling D.willbepulled |
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| 第5、6、7题：Water, water every where. It lasted almost two months , but in August it ended. It left 45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states of USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever recorded. In St.Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their homes while the city was in danger. St. Louis is just downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees (堤) broke upriver. A levee is built of river sand and clay(粘土). Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960's The walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis, water almost reached the top of flood walls. It measured 49.4 feet. 41.The flood referred to in the passage _____. A. was the heaviest one in the history B. happened in Missouri and Illinois states C. happened in less than twenty percent of the states of U.S.A. D. was recorded several times 42. The meaning of the sentence "But the city escaped the worst" is that _____. A. many people escaped from the city B. the flood attacked the city heavily C. the flood did not attack the city at all D. the city avoided the worst situation 43. The highest flood referred to in the passage was about ______. A. 18 feet high B. 5-22 feet high C. nearly 50 feet high D. 52 feet high |
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| 第8题：attheobservationwindow,Icanenjoyabirdeyeview（） ofthecity. A、Seating B、Seated C、Tosit D、Sittingdown |
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| 第9题：Throughlongpowerlineselectricitygoes（） A.totheplaceneeded B.thereitisneeded C.whereitisneeded D.whichitisneeded |
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| 第10题：Sorry,Idon'tyouropinion.（） A、agree B、care C、share D、accept |
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| 第11、12、13、14题： Taxes（税）are a big part in the United States. Most Americans pay city taxes, state taxes, social security（安全）taxes, sales taxes ﹒﹒﹒,and the list seems endless. The biggest tax for most Americans is that on the money they earn --- the income tax. The personal income tax is called a "progressive tax" because it takes more from those who earn more. For example, a person who earns about 3,500 dollars a tear will pay a tax of only about 3.5 % of earning, but of the same person earned 85, 000 dollars a year, he would pay an income tax of 35%. Over the years the income tax has become more and mote difficult for people to understand. Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports in fact, preparing taxes and giving tax advice have become a big industry in America. 47. Most Americans pay ________. Ａ．taxes which are too many to list. Ｂ．taxes either to the cities or the states they live in. Ｃ．so many kinds of taxes that they even don't know the names. Ｄ．several kinds of taxes. 48. Social security tax is collected from _______. Ａ．those who have broken the law. Ｂ．those who often make trouble, Ｃ．those whose lives and property are in danger. Ｄ．Every citizen living in the area in question(所在). 49. What is a " progressive tax"? A "progressive tax" is the tax _______. Ａ．collected for social progress. Ｂ．that increases with each passing year. Ｃ．that is collected from those who earn most. Ｄ．that varies（变化）according to how much money a person earns. 50. Why do almost one half of all Americans have to pay experts? Ａ．Because the list of taxes seems endless. Ｂ． Because they would rather spend their time and energy elsewhere. Ｃ． Because they find their knowledge about taxes is so limited that they are unable to write tax report all by themselves. Ｄ． Because paying experts to prepare their tax report and asking for tax advice have become very popular. |
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| 第15题：-----Thispenisn'tyours,isit? -----（）. A.Yes,it'snotmine B.No,yoursisbigger C.No,it'smyfriend's D.Yes,mine'saredone |
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